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Where does “tartuficoltura” come from?

tartuficoltura (Italian) comes from Italian tartufo, from Medieval Latin territuberum, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tartuficoltura (Italian): truffle growing

Definitions

  1. truffle growing

Ancestry of “tartuficoltura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantartufotruffle; hypocrite; tartuffe; first-person...
2Medieval Latinterrituberum—
3Latinterraenominative plural of terra; genitive singular of...
4Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
5Proto-Italicterzā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “tartuficoltura”

  • tartuficoltore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →